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Innovation continues with Det. 24’s change of command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, presents the Detachment 24 guidon to Lt. Col. Steve Briones during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 10, 2022. Det. 24 reports to the 19th Air Force commander and is a military and civil partnership forged through industry, academia and government.
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Members of Pilot Training Next third iteration pose for a group photo in front of T-6A Texan July 31, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. PTN is part of Air Education and Training Command’s initiative to “reimagine” how to deliver learning to Airmen. PTN focuses on how Airmen learn and uses emerging technology to train students better and faster, while fostering deeper learning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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PTN and Clarkson University AFROTC

Cadet Michael Maynard, member of Clarkson University Air Force ROTC Detachment 536, sits in Potsdam, New York, and flies the first T-6A Texan II flight profile with a Pilot Training Next instructor who is providing real time instruction remotely from Louisiana Jan. 24. 2020. The proof of concept event was part of an ongoing effort by PTN to identify the impact of early access to content. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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PTN and Clarkson University AFROTC

Cadet Marc D’Amore,of Clarkson University Air Force ROTC Detachment 536, sits in Potsdam, New York and flies the first T-6A Texan II flight profile with a Pilot Training Next instructor who provided real time instruction from Louisiana Jan. 24, 2020. The proof of concept event was part of an ongoing effort by PTN to identify the impact of early access to content. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jay Pothula, Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, and NASA officials observe a future student of PTN version three during a virtual reality flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Future student of Pilot Training Next version three conducts a virtual reality flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Orion Kellogg, Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, provides feedback to a future student of PTN version three during a virtual reality flight with NASA officials at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Derrick Ng, NASA aerospace engineer intern, observes a future student of Pilot Training Next version three during a virtual reality flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment’s second iteration

Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, speaks to the graduating class of the Pilot Training Next August 29, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. PTN is an experimental program under the “Learning Next” umbrella with a focus on understanding how Airmen learn, as well as exploring and potentially prototyping a flying training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in an accelerated- and learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment’s second iteration

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, presents 2nd Lt. Alyssa Garmon her certificate of aeronautical rating during Pilot Training Next graduation ceremony August 29, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The graduates, which included two Air National Guard students, were selected to fly airframes including the F-35 Lightning II, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, EC-130 Compass Call, C-5 Galaxy, B-2 Spirit, C-146A Wolfhound, and the T-6 Texan II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment’s second iteration

Pilot Training Next students pose for a group photo after graduation from the learning experiment's second iteration with Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, August 29, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. PTN is a program to explore and potentially prototype a training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in an accelerated, cost efficient, learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, United States Air Forces Europe and United States Air Forces Africa commander, listens during a briefing on the training capabilities of Pilot Training Next during a visit to Detachment 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 24, 2019. PTN is an Air Education and Training Command program to explore and prototype a pilot training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in a learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, United States Air Forces Europe and United States Air Forces Africa commander, asks questions during a briefing on the training capabilities of Pilot Training Next alongside Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills, 19th Air Force commander, during a visit to Detachment 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 24, 2019. PTN is an Air Education and Training Command program to explore and prototype a pilot training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in a learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian (center), United States Air Forces Europe and United States Air Forces Africa commander, uses a virtual reality flight simulator during a visit to Detachment 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 24, 2019. PTN is an Air Education and Training Command program to explore and prototype a pilot training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in a learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Lt. Col. Brandon Zuercher (right), instructor pilot, briefs Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, United States Air Forces Europe and United States Air Forces Africa commander, on the virtual reality simulator capabilities during a visit to Detachment 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 24, 2019. Det. 24 will absorb the third and future iterations of Pilot Training Next, Air Education and Training Command’s initiative to redesign the pilot training environment and integrate various technologies to produce pilots in a learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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Lt. Col. Matthew Strohmeyer, Detachment 24 commander, briefs Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, United States Air Forces Europe and United States Air Forces Africa commander, on the establishment of a resilient mesh network and its capabilities, during a visit to Detachment 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 24, 2019. Det. 24 will utilize Learning Next initiatives to examine how Air Education and Training Command members have historically trained Airmen and then will identify potential solutions to modernize flying and technical training pipelines, and training practices across various communities to produce qualified Airmen in a learning-focused manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sabrina Fine)
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PTN innovations to be formally integrated into undergraduate pilot training

Staff Sgt. Joseph Sabin, Air Education and Training Command Technology Integrated Detachment, flies a virtual-reality sortie at the Pilot Training Next Technology Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 12, 2019. Technology currently being used at PTN was on display at the expo and subject matter experts and technology vendors were available to talk with attendees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)
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PTN innovations to be formally integrated into undergraduate pilot training

Lt. Col. Joe Stallings (left), 12th Flying Training Wing Innovation Director, and Capt. Calogero San Filippo (right), Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, discuss virtual-reality flying technology while Staff Sgt. Joseph Sabin, Air Education and Training Command Technology Integration Detachment, flies a VR sortie at the PTN Technology Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 12, 2019. Flying training wings will formally begin integrating innovations from PTN into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum beginning May 31, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)
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PTN innovations to be formally integrated into undergraduate pilot training

Col. Samantha Weeks (right), 14th Flying Training Wing commander, and Maj. Ryan Brewer (seated), 14th FTW SparkCell director, take part in an emergency procedures augmented-reality technology exercise at the PTN Technology Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 12, 2019. Flying training wings will formally begin integrating innovations from PTN into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum beginning May 31, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan Hawkins)
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Pilot Training Next 2.0 underway in Austin

Capt. Christine Durham (left), Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, gives a briefing to her students prior to a training mission at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019. The current PTN class is comprised of 26 students, including 16 active duty officer students (six of whom are participating in a remotely-piloted aircraft only track), two Air National Guard officers, two U.S. Navy officers, one Royal Air Force officer, and five enlisted Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
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